2 Kings 10:26

26 And brought the statue out of Baal’s temple, and burnt it,

2 Kings 10:26 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 10:26

And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal,
and burnt them.
] Lesser images, the images of other deities, or what were placed as decorations of the temple.

2 Kings 10:26 In-Context

24 And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings: but Jehu had prepared him fourscore men without, and said to them: If any of the men escape, whom I have brought into your hands, he that letteth him go, shall answer life for life.

25 And it came to pass, when the burnt offering was ended, that Jehu commanded his soldiers and captains, saying: Go in, and kill them: let none escape. And the soldiers and captains slew them with the edge of the sword, and cast them out: and they went into the city of the temple of Baal,

26 And brought the statue out of Baal’s temple, and burnt it,

27 And broke it in pieces. They destroyed also the temple of Baal, and made a jakes in its place unto this day.

28 So Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel: